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07/27/2022
About the Avangrid Foundation
About the Avangrid Foundation
We put energy into what really matters
The Avangrid Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) organization focused on mission-driven giving to help address and reduce social and environmental inequities. Based in Orange, Connecticut, the Avangrid Foundation is the principal philanthropic arm of Avangrid. Since its founding in 2001, the Foundation has invested more than $45 million to address its four pillars of giving.
In addition to direct funding, the Foundation amplifies its impact by supporting volunteering and giving opportunities for Avangrid employees in communities where Avangrid and its subsidiaries operate and serve. The Foundation’s work is driven by a commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of priorities that address the most critical social, environmental, and economic challenges we face on a global scale.
National Reach and Local Focus
We provide support to help national partners like Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross carry out their missions. We also support a diverse range of local and regional organizations addressing critical issues. In order to create long-term community impact, we approach potential partnerships through a lens of aiming to address root causes and structural barriers with our investments.
The Avangrid Foundation is an affiliate of the Iberdrola Foundation, based in Spain. The giving carried out by the Avangrid Foundation is wholly independent of Iberdrola, the Avangrid Management Company and/or locally-based corporate contributions programs administered by the subsidiaries and operating companies of Avangrid.
The Foundation’s investments are part of an annual coordinated planned giving process cultivated and overseen by an independent Board of Directors and the Iberdrola Foundation Committee.
To learn more about Avangrid Foundation partnerships, visit our blog AVANews 
To watch the Avangrid Foundation in action, visit our YouTube page here
U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
The Avangrid Foundation’s giving aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a call for global action to tackle the major environmental, social and economic challenges threatening the future of the planet through more inclusive and sustainable development models.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Oregon, including operations in 25 states with approximately $48 billion in assets, and has two primary lines of business: networks and power. Through its networks business, Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. Through its power generation business, Avangrid owns and operates more than 80 energy generation facilities across the United States producing more than 10.5 GW of power for over 3.1 million customers. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens – in 2025 for the fifth consecutive year. The company was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2025 for the seventh consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.
About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.
With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
